Mantle and window assemblage



S. SANDERSON MANTLE AND WINDOW A-SSEMBLAGE Nov 4 1924.

A ITORNE Y8 S. SANDERSON MANTLE AND WINDOW ASSEMBLAGE Filed Jan. 11 19232 Shuts-Shot! 2 INVENTOR SqMuEL SAM/D53 M av ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 4,1924.

SAMUEL SANDERSON, O1 WALTHAM, ."LVIAEJSACHUSETTS.

MANTLE AND WINDO'W ASSEMBLAGE.

Application filed. January 11, 1.923.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL SANnnasoN,

a citizen of Great Britain, and a resident of lValtham, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of h Iassachusetts, have invented a new and ImprovedMantle and Window Assemblage, of which the followin is a description.

My invention relates to a novel mantle 0 and window assemblage and thegeneral object of the invention is to provide a structure of theindicated character embodying at the inner side a mantle and above themantle a window whereby ornaments placed on the mantle shelf will bevisible both from the interior and exterior of the house provided withthe assemblage.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide an assemblage ofthe indicated character comprising elements adapted to gbe made up to beemplaced as a unitary structure possessing strength and attractivenessto a high degree.

The nature of the invention and its distinguishing features andcharacteristics will more clearly appear as the description proceeds.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, it being understood that the drawillgs: are merelyillustrative of one example of the invention.

Figure 1 is an elevation of the interior of a combined mantle and windowassemblage embodying my invention showing the same emplaced in abuilding shown in part, the floor of the building being in verticalsection;

Figure 2 is an exterior view of the assemblage as emplaced;

Figure 3 is an enlarged transverse vertical section on the line 3-3,Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a transverse vertical section on the line 4-4, Figure 1.

In carrying out my invention in accordance with the illustrated exampleI provide a frame which appears at both the inside and outside of thestructure and forms window frames as will appear. Rigid with the frame10 I provide at the inner side of the structure a mantle designatedgenerally by the numeral 1.1. the numeral 12 indicating the mantleshelf. In the illustrated example Serial. No. 612,04G.

I have shown to constitute the back of the mantle 11 a board 13 whichadvantageously may be formed of plaster board. The mantle and its shelf12 and the mantle board 13 are placed in the frame 10, said plasterboard being in a vertical plane adjacent to the inner side of said frame10.

Above the mantle 11 I embody in the frame 10 a window frame 14,extending from the top of the frame 10 to about the plane of the mantleshelf 12. The sill 15 of the window 14 is in the transverse plane of themantle shelf 12 and at the outer side of the frame 10. The head 16 ofthe frame 10 extends across the top of the window frame 14 and acrossside window frames 17.

The window frames 17 extend below the central window frame 14 andtherefore below the plane of the mantle shelf 12. The unmeral 18indicates a glazed sash which may be of any suitable design and fittedin the frame 14. The numeral 19 indicates sashes fitted in the sidewindow frames 17. A water table 20 is embodied in the frame 10 in ahorizontal plane approximately at the center of height of the mantle andbehind the back 13 of the mantle. The water table 20 extends at its endsto the sides of the frame 10 and is broadened to form sills 115 for theside window frames 17. In the frame 10 outside of the mantle 11 andbetween the water table 20 and the sill 15 of window 14, I preferablyprovide a fixed frame 23 having a depressed panel 24 to harmonize withthe outside appearance of the window assemblage.

The frame 10 at the outside includes vertical side members 21 at theoutside of the side windows 17 said frame 10 including furthermoreintermediate vertical members 22 between the side windows 17 and thecentral window 14.

The above described structure constitutes an assemblage possessingutilitarian and aesthetic attributes to a high degree and the variouselements are so correlated as to possess strength and are capable ofbeing as sembled and emplaced with facility.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated exampleconstitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, I do not limitmyself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated, since,manifestly, the same can be lilil considerably varied without departurefrom the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: I

A structure of the class described comprising a frame, a mantle builtinto said frame at the approximate center, a Window in said frame abovethe mantle, side windows in said frame extending below thefirst-mentioned Window, a Water table in said frame and extendingcontinuously beneath the side Windows and beneath the central WindowbeloW' the top of then'iantl'e and forming sills for said side Windows,and a head in the frame extending continuously across all the Windows.

SAMUEL SANDERSON.

